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US 12,258,803 · App. 18/044,417 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Hinge element for a large domestic appliance and large domestic appliance

Inventors: Florian Gerstmayr (Gundelfingen, DE); Johannes Köpf (Amstetten, DE); Christian Schmid (Neu-Ulm, DE); Helmut Steichele (Lauingen, DE)
Assignee: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
E05D3/12E05D3/02E05D5/14E05D2005/104E05Y2800/676E05Y2900/31
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Patent No.
US 12,258,803
App. No.
18/044,417
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hinge element for a large domestic appliance contains a main body as well as a functional body which includes a plastic material. Accordingly, the main body and the functional body are connected to one another non-releasably. Ideally, a large domestic appliance, in particular a large domestic refrigerator, contains a housing in which a receiving space is formed. The domestic appliance has a closure element by which the receiving space can be closed, and the hinge element hingedly attaches the closure element to the housing.

Claims (18)

1. A household refrigeration appliance, comprising:

a housing in which a receiving space is embodied;

a closure element with which said receiving space is closed; and

a hinge element having a main body and a functional body formed from a plastic material, said main body and said functional body are non-detachably connected to one another by said functional body being formed by injection molding said main body to create said functional body on said main body, wherein no closed cavities filled with air are disposed between said main body and said functional body, wherein said functional body forms a bearing pin and/or a door closer and, said closure element being attached to said housing by way of said hinge element.

2. The household refrigeration appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said main body has a coating and said functional body is formed by said coating of said main body.

3. The household refrigeration appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said functional body covers said main body only in sections.

4. The household refrigeration appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said functional body has at least one functional surface.

5. The household refrigeration appliance according to claim 4 , wherein said at least one functional surface forms a sliding surface and/or a stop surface and/or a supporting surface.

6. The household refrigeration appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said functional body forms said a bearing pin and/or a door stop and/or said door closer.

7. The household refrigeration appliance according to claim 6 , wherein said main body has a reinforcing projection covered by said bearing pin and/or said door stop and/or said door closer.

8. The household refrigeration appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said main body has an exposed fastening section.

9. The household refrigeration appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said main body is formed from metal or consists of said metal.

10. The household refrigeration appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said main body is embodied in one piece.

11. The household refrigeration appliance according to claim 1 , wherein said functional body is formed from polycaprolactam (PA6) or polyoxymethylene (POM) or consists of said PA6 or said POM.

12. A method for manufacturing a household refrigeration appliance, which comprises the steps of:

producing a housing in which a receiving space is embodied;

providing a closure element with which the receiving space is closed; and

producing a hinge element having a main body and a functional body formed from a plastic material, the main body and the functional body are non-detachably connected to one another by the functional body being formed by injection molding the main body to create the functional body on the main body, wherein no closed cavities filled with air are disposed between said main body and said functional body, wherein the functional body forms a bearing pin and/or a door closer and, the closure element being attached to the housing by way of the hinge element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2023
From: GERSTMAYR, FLORIAN; KOEPF, JOHANNES; SCHMID, CHRISTIAN; STEICHELE, HELMUT
To: BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH
Reel/Frame 062934/0282 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2020 214 710.8 · Nov 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230358083A1 · Nov 9, 2023
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